Rise of the Empire Total War

"Is this the army that defeated Jutian and captured Nord City?"

Looking at the black army in the wind and snow, little Nsksa on the city wall gasped, feeling bitter in his heart.

After Richard's army approached the city, the old Ensksa fainted on the spot because of extreme fear, and his condition, which had improved somewhat, deteriorated rapidly, shaking the hearts of the more than 400 defenders inside the castle. Reassure the soldiers, I'm afraid they will be in a panic all the time.

At this moment, a man in a robe made of thick animal fur came over and said to Little Nsksa: "Master Regent, the supplies in the warehouse have been counted, and the rations are still enough for us to last for about three months." There is a well in the fort within a month, so there is no need to worry about the water source running out, but if we cannot repel the enemy within three months, we can only be trapped here to death."

Hearing this, Little Nsksa nodded, and continued to ask: "Oleg, how many arrows, defense materials and firewood are there in the warehouse?"

With no worries about food for the time being, he focused on weapons, equipment and heating. If he couldn't defeat Richard's army's siege, no matter how much food there was, it would be useless, and the city would still be destroyed in the end. .

"Master Regent, the stock of arrows is not good for us. There are only 3,000 arrows left, and the rolling stones used to defend the city are only enough for us to consume two large-scale wars." The official named Oleg said, his There was a trace of worry on his face: "The firewood is only enough for us for half a month. When the firewood is gone, we can only demolish some houses and use the demolished wood for heating."

"It's really a headache." Little Nsksa frowned, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "No, why are there only 3,000 arrows left in the warehouse?"

"Before His Majesty Jutian's expedition to the Kingdom of Ravana, the Earl ordered the military chief who led the team to carry a large number of arrows to respond to His Majesty's call, so there are only these three thousand arrows in the warehouse..."

Listening to Oleg's explanation, Little Nsksa could only smile wryly, "I never thought that in order to avenge Jutian, I would be tricked by him unknowingly."

...

Then, two days passed.

After Richard led his army to surround Fort Hovini, he did not immediately order the siege of the city. Instead, he asked the soldiers to cut down the trees around the castle to build a siege camp and make firewood for heating.

In such windy and snowy weather, the use of firearms will also be affected, which Richard did not think of before setting off. At the same time, the snow on the ground that is as high as an adult's calf also makes it more difficult to attack the city.

Wearing a warm fur coat, Richard stood in front of the commander's tent and looked at the castle standing on a hill. The walls of this castle were about six meters high, and its main body was made of solid marble. It is impossible to cause considerable damage to it in a short period of time. Fortunately, Richard did not find that those towering towers were equipped with powerful large crossbows. If such a small count's castle was equipped with such weapons, Richard would be even more uncomfortable.

At this time, there was a sound of stepping on the snow behind him, and Richard turned his head to look at the sound. It turned out that it was the Danish lieutenant Toolagris, a strong Nordic man who was born in the snow and ice of Scandinavia. Compared with Richard and the soldiers, the costumes are cooler, not only him, but also the soldiers from the Kingdom of Denmark in the army.

"Tooragris, what's the matter?" Richard asked sideways, looking at the lieutenant general.

"Your Majesty, we have applied for a siege. The Nordic warriors will not stop fighting just because of a little snow." Toolagris said, and from the burning flames in his eyes, Richard could see that things seemed It's not easy.

Richard was silent for a while before rejecting his request: "No, I can't let you die on the battlefield meaninglessly."

Before the other party could speak, he continued: "Without the assistance of artillery,

I will not let you attack the city, it will only increase casualties. "

Hearing what Richard said, Toolagris had nothing to say, but closed his mouth and wanted to continue talking. Seeing his appearance, Richard thought for a while and said: "In Hovinni There are still unconquered towns and villages behind the fort, and if you like, you can take the Danish soldiers in the army and retake those towns and villages."

Hearing this, the gradually extinguished flames in Toolagris' eyes burned again, he nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I will recover the remaining towns and villages in Urif's territory as quickly as possible! "

"Well, you have to pay attention to those barons hiding in the castle, they are likely to leave the solid shell and attack you." Richard warned.

"I'll be careful, Your Majesty." Tooragris said goodbye to Richard and left the camp with the Danish soldiers in the army. The soldiers accompanying Richard were not the Danish army that defended against Urif before, but the 10,000 Holy Roman Empire troops acquired for the first time, among which were mixed with a small number of Danish soldiers. As for the 10,000 Danish troops , it was handed over to Charles, Earl of Sauron, and asked him to station on the border with the Republic of Cunya and the Principality of Lasik.

Speaking of this, I should explain Richard's planning and deployment of the current army. In order to facilitate management, he divided the more than 30,000 system troops he currently has into two legions. The Holy Roman Empire army drawn for the first time The Imperial army drawn last time was organized into the First Army, commanded by Richard himself. Before that, the army with the Danes as the main force and some imperial soldiers was organized into the Second Army, led by Charles.

Since the First Legion had not experienced any tragic battles, the number remained at around 19,000 to nearly 20,000. However, although the Second Legion, which was full of veterans, claimed to have 10,000 soldiers, it actually only had more than 9,000 soldiers. In addition to dispersing the troops, Richard also distributed the heavy weapons he owned. Out of selfishness, he left 18 artillery pieces in the First Army, and joined the 12 teams of hand artillery and 15 teams of arquebus in the whole army. The No. 1 Firearms Battalion, commanded by the arquebus commander Sandro--the price of the Firearms Battalion is that Earl Charles's Second Army will not be equipped with firearms, but only the twelve catapults With sixteen siege scale vehicles. (However, it is obvious that the siege capability of the Second Army with a total of 28 trebuchets exceeds that of the First Army. Although the artillery is very powerful, the number of trebuchets can make up for the gap in power)